FNUS75 KGJT 281115
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNRISE MINE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
515 AM MDT MON MAY 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2341 MDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK ZONAL FLOW TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO A WEAK RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE ON TUESDAY OVER THE FIRE SITE. EXPECT
AFTERNOON WINDS TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER ON BOTH DAYS COMPARED
TO SUNDAY. HOWEVER THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY SO
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW. AT NIGHT POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN THE THERMAL BELT AND
ALONG THE MID SLOPES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE MORNING. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    8 MPH IN THE MORNING. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE MEYERS
REQUESTED BY...MONTROSE DIPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120527.SUNRI.02/GJT